Today in 1837 an act to incorporate the city of Chicago passed. A decade or two later, thousands of workers helped raise many of its buildings up 14 feet to make way for a badly needed wastewater and stormwater system. Plus: today in 1791, Vermont became a state, and one that's home to a 38 drawer tall filing cabinet.
Chicago’s ‘sunken’ homes are remnants of a bold effort to raise the city out of the mud (WGN)
Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth (Atlas Obscura)
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